What's the difference between initial public offering (IPO) and offer for sale (OFS)?
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An Initial Public Offering (IPO) is how a company first lists its shares on a stock exchange, involving either fresh equity or the sale of existing shares by shareholders. An Offer for Sale (OFS) specifically refers to the sale of existing shares by current shareholders. While an OFS can be part of an IPO, they are distinct mechanisms for share offerings.
IPO is the way to list the company's shares on stock exchanges by offering shares to public either by fresh equity or sale of existing shares by SH (OFS) ..